150 Years of Botanical Communication: Von Mueller’s Herbarium

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117-119 Sturt Street,
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Fri 7 Aug

6pm–7pm

$15 per person

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Before digital databases and photography, how did we learn about the natural world?

This Biodiversity Week, discover the Balllaarat Mechanics Institute's rare set of Ferdinand von Mueller's Educational Collections of Victorian Plants (1874–1876).

Designed to diffuse information on the native vegetation across Victoria, this historic herbarium and book collection reveals how early scientific communication cultivated local observers—and how it can inspire you to protect the regional ecosystems today.

Tickets can also be purchased from the BMI Library.

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Content: The Ballaarat Mechanics Institute

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Lending Library

117-119 Sturt Street,
Ballarat Central VIC 3350

Get directions